1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: Ron Andanian. If we go to an all electric car society, 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna bring back the horse. The car doctor, 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: the electric cars are a solution in search of a problem. 4 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: I think we're trying to create a nightmare that we're 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: gonna spend decades trying to climb out of. I think 6 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: we're going in the right direction, but we're gonna take 7 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: it too far, too fast, too much. It doesn't make sense. 8 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: Welcome to the radio home of Ron and Aian the 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: Car Doctor. Since this is where car owners the world 10 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: overturned to for their definitive opinion on automotive repair. If 11 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: your mechanics giving you a busy signal, pick up the 12 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: phone and call in the garage to orders are open, 13 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: but I am here to take your calls at eight 14 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 1: five five six and now he running. Imagine if in 15 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: nineteen o six the nearest gas station was ten miles away, 16 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: but you kept driving the car, how well would it have 17 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:00,639 Speaker 1: have has succeeded and would we have wanted it to succeed. Well, 18 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: that's what's going on with the electric car, and we're 19 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: just we're just stupid enough to keep voting for it. 20 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: Because long story, Ron and any of the car Doctor reporting. 21 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: Hold and welcome. Thanks for stopping by. We're gonna spend 22 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: two hours together today, you and I and I'm I'm 23 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: glad you're here with me. So. Dr Richard McCann from England, 24 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: who's a regular listener to this show. Longtime regular listener 25 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: to this show, sent me an article today from the BBC. 26 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: And one thing I can say about the BBC is 27 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: everybody says, hey, listen to the BBC. It's unbiased and 28 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: it's right to the point. And you know what, it 29 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: is kind of unbiased and right to the point. They've 30 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: got an article on their electric cars are coming but 31 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: where will Where will you recharge? March six? So this 32 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: is like right now, all right, and it tells the 33 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: story about two young people. Let me get to that 34 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: part in the story. Uh recent report about um let 35 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: me see, I'm sorry where we I lost my track here? Um. 36 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: Tiffany Stowen and her husband bought their second hand Nissan 37 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: Leaf a few weeks ago and they love it. It's smooth, 38 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: the drive, she says, it's got quite a lot of power. 39 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: But there's a problem. It's a pain to charge up. 40 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: That's because in the North Shy or hamlet where they live. 41 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: It's a race home every night to get a parking 42 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: space outside their house. You know, I'm envisioning an extension 43 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,839 Speaker 1: cord coming out the window. Okay, Marv, I'm home, Throw 44 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: me the card. You know, if they succeed, they can 45 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 1: plug the car into the into the mains electricity overnight. 46 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: If they fail, the options are limited. The closest charging 47 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: point to us is about ten miles away, says Mrs Snowdon, 48 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: and yet they still bought the car. So where's the 49 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: logic here? You know, I'm looking at and I'm not 50 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: sure if this is the right tech, and I apologize 51 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 1: if it's not, but I'm looking at how we are 52 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: trying to prepare for the coronavirus. We are so over 53 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: the top and and so out of bounds in terms 54 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: of good Lord. We went into the supermarket the other night, 55 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 1: and you know the items that we're missing. We're toilet paper, 56 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: cleanex purerele and peanut putter. You know, I hate to 57 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: tell you, but if all we're planning to do is 58 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: eat peanut butter for the forty five days we're in quarantine, 59 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: we're not gonna need the toilet paper because nothing's gonna happen. 60 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: It's just it's like, what's It's just the logical, But 61 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: that's the logic you're applying to preparing for something of 62 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: that magnitude. So now you're gonna go out and you're 63 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: gonna you're gonna buy an electric car. You've got no 64 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 1: place to plug it in unless you rush home. And 65 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: I wonder how how we're gonna rush home? Are we 66 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: are we properly observing the speed limit? Are we, you know, 67 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: driving safely? Or we are we trying to kill ourselves 68 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: in the commute home in an attempt to get a 69 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: parking spot to park our electric vehicle out in front 70 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: of our house so we can save the planet. There's 71 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: there's gotta be a paradigm here, or just an a 72 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: logical thought of what the heck is going on? And 73 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: and that's what we're doing. Um. They go on to 74 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: talk about how this is a the limit that face 75 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: an increasing number of drivers. The government says that in 76 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: just fifteen years, the only new cars on the market 77 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: will be fully electric vehicles or hydrogen powered alternatives. Good lord, 78 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: we haven't even discussed hydrogen power vehicles, and now we're 79 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: gonna in fifteen years in big teen years. The infrastructure 80 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: is going to be there, the support system is going 81 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: to be there. The idiots are in charge. That's all 82 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: I can say, Tom, hydrogen powered vehicles, That's that. What's 83 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 1: what's set the sent the hiddenburgh up. Yeah, let's see. 84 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: While the number of charging points around the UK has 85 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: increased by about in the last twelve months according to 86 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 1: the according to statistics from e V charging sites zap 87 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 1: map dot com, there are noticeable gaps in provision around 88 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: the country, you know, And that's my point. Listen. Somebody 89 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 1: wrote me an email this week and they said, Ron, 90 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: we want you to be more open to tech, open 91 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: minded that technology. I'm gonna read it later because I 92 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: replied to him, I'm not closed minded to electric vehicles. 93 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:47,359 Speaker 1: If if you can show me in a way that 94 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna get around. You know, it's not about what 95 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: Ron wants, it's it's the masses. And I understand this. 96 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: It's shoulder to the wheel and we're all trying to 97 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 1: push together. But the problem is we're not seeing it. 98 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: I go back to the supermarket scenario. Wegmans here in Montvale, 99 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: New Jersey. They've got I think four or six electric 100 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: charging outlets. There's a four hundred car parking lot there. 101 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: So imagine this is the other way. Imagine it's four 102 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: gasoline you know, internal combustion engine vehicles and the other three, 103 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 1: which used to be a good engine from Chevrolet by 104 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: the way, um, you know, is electric vehicle. How are 105 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: you going to support that grid structure? That's that's something 106 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: the size of a drive in while now I'm dating 107 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: myself right with the speakers right, they couldn't keep all 108 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: the speakers of the drive in working. How are they 109 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: going to keep the electric plugs at an EV charging 110 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: station working? It's it's illogical, It doesn't make any sense. 111 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: You know, Let's do electric cars. I agree, Let's do 112 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: it in phases. Let's do it in in in sections 113 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 1: where it makes sense that you know, we can afford 114 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: to build the infrastructure, and we build it out over 115 00:05:55,960 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 1: ten or fifteen years. We take our time. We provide 116 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: for the emergency scenario where the police are chasing a 117 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: bad guy in an electric vehicle and we handed off 118 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 1: to an internal combustion engine because of so many reasons, 119 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: you know, power safety, reliability, uh, you know, endurance and 120 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: so on. But you know, we're we're turning a blind eye. 121 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: We're all going, Yeah, electric cars, the next great thing 122 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: is here and we're not looking at it still costs money. 123 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: And one of the things I wrote back to this 124 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: gentleman that wrote in with his opinion, and I was 125 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 1: glad he wrote in with his opinion, is that I 126 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: want to know who's paying for that When I go 127 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: to the Wegman's. Who's paying for that electricity? Me you Wegman's. 128 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 1: And if Wegman's is paying for it, then that means 129 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: that they're having to add it to their cost of 130 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: doing business, and we're paying for it and groceries, which 131 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: ultimately means I'm paying for it. Why am I paying 132 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: for your gasoline? Why am I paying for you to 133 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: come to the grocery store to buy food for a 134 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: business I don't own so they can make a profit 135 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: or understand that? How is that my problem? But that's 136 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 1: what we're doing so many things to. Uh, you know, 137 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: how do they how do they? You know? Um uh 138 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: somebody just wrote in, hey, Ron, how do they keep 139 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: charging stations working when some idiot with their phone pressed 140 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: to their ear gets into the car and forgets to 141 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: disconnect the cables and drives away. Well, that's you know, 142 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: that's that's also a fair point, you see, because we're 143 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: counting on people to do the right thing. Here's the 144 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: question I want you to ask yourself. It's the weekend. 145 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: We all got up this morning, we all went to 146 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: our you know, not all of us, but we we 147 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: either went to the gym or our favorite little breakfast spots. 148 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: Saturday morning, Sunday morning, we all, you know, how many 149 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: of us ran into a driver that was an idiot? 150 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: Okay that at the at the stop sign. They they 151 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: they didn't turn their blinker on and they turned left. 152 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: They turned their left blinker on and they went right, 153 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: or they stopped short. They weren't paying attention, they were 154 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: being in consider it, they were on their cell phone. 155 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: That's what the electric car driver is going to be doing, 156 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: because those same people are gonna be driving electric cars 157 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be all about them. I want to 158 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: get propane this morning, and then I'll get to the phones. 159 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: I want to get propane this morning at the hardware store. 160 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: So I I pulled in and I parked in the spot, 161 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: and I got out, and I carried my propane cylinder 162 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: over to the propane port and I went inside and 163 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: I paid for it. I came out, I was sitting there. 164 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: Thank you very much, you go, Mr Nadian. I put 165 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: it in the back of the truck and I went 166 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: to pull out. Some idiot I decided to pull up 167 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: behind me. Now there's one there's at least nine parking 168 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: spaces around. But he thought, because he wanted to drop 169 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: off his propane cylinder, he could pull up behind me 170 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: and block myself and somebody else. And while we waited 171 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 1: for him to unload his propane. And you know, it's 172 00:08:56,040 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: that inconsistency and this discourteous and lack of respect act 173 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: that's going to be the boondoggle of the electric car, 174 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: because we're counting on people to do the right thing, 175 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,959 Speaker 1: to hang the plug back up, to not pull away 176 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:11,959 Speaker 1: with it plugged in, to be responsible in how they 177 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: you know, avoid running out of protons or electrons or 178 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: whatever the heck we want to call it. And I 179 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: thought of this, I gotta add this in there. Okay. 180 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: So we're all kind of preparing for a potential slow 181 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 1: down of the country, right, We've got this coronavirus thing 182 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: going on, and so we're stockpiling a few things. We're 183 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: all thinking of the back of our heads. Hey, you 184 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: know what, we may have to sit home for seven 185 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: to ten days, two weeks and just hang out, and 186 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: and maybe the grocery store will have to close, and 187 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: maybe the gas stations will have to close, and you know, 188 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 1: so we can stockpile. We can put five gallons of 189 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 1: gas in the garage and we can be ready if 190 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: we have to go somewhere and we can stockpile that. 191 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:51,559 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying this is gonna happen, and I'm 192 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: not saying long term, but what would happen if the 193 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,959 Speaker 1: electric company was shut off or we lost electrical service? 194 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: Where are we going to store the electricity to recharge 195 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: the electric car? How are we going to get around that? 196 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: And maybe it won't happen this this epidemic and this pandemic, 197 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: but maybe it'll happen the next time, because one thing 198 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 1: seems to be happening. Between hurricanes and bad weather and 199 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: natural disasters, it seems like more and more we're creating 200 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: bigger and bigger problems. And how to deal with it. 201 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: I don't know. Maybe should be doing a different kind 202 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: of show, Tom, Can I get Midnight the four AM 203 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: five zero zero running the Car Doctor. I'll be back 204 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 1: right after this. Have what's more fun than listening to 205 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: Ron and any in the car doctor and getting that 206 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 1: car fixed? Right A five? Five five zero zero zero. 207 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 1: Give Ron a call. Now back to Ron. Hey, let's 208 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 1: get over at Kelly and Maine and let's see what's 209 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: going on. All five Volvo is forty Kelly. Welcome to 210 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: the Car Doctor. Thanks for calling, and how can I help? Hi? 211 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: Dr Ron. I took my car to the dump the 212 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: other day. It's much season in Maine, and I, you know, 213 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:10,319 Speaker 1: I was down halfway what I didn't want to get stuck, 214 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: so I went for it. And wait, wait, wait you went? 215 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: You went four wheeling in your Volvo? Is that what 216 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 1: you're trying to tell me? Did I did? I had 217 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: no choice. I made the turn I was, I was in. 218 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: I had to do it. I had to do it 219 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 1: or I would have been stuck. So I just went 220 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: for it. And grinding sound, I have a grinding sound. 221 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 1: And I went to the car wash. I paid the 222 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: fifteen for the bottom blast and the triple soap color. 223 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: I don't know what that's all about, but I paid 224 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: the extra and had it bottom blasted and it's still 225 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 1: the bottom for it. The bottom blast, right, the bottom blast. 226 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: It kind of like blasts the underneath of your car 227 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: because oh I was, Oh I was, I was envisioning 228 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: something different. Okay, the bottom of the car, got it 229 00:11:55,920 --> 00:12:03,199 Speaker 1: all right? Going? Um uh So anyway, so you're you 230 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: got your bottom blasted, and you have the car cleaned, 231 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: and you still have a you still have a grinding sound, yes, 232 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: especially when I back up, but all the time it's embarrassing. 233 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:17,319 Speaker 1: It's really loud. So when you back up, your bottom grinds. No, 234 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: when you back up, the car grinds, yes, got it? 235 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:29,199 Speaker 1: Um front or back back? Um? Thinking you've got something 236 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 1: jammed between the rotors and the dust shields and the brakes, 237 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: so that means the tires have to come off. And 238 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: you know what would be interesting is can they duplicate 239 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: it up in the air on a lift? Okay? All right, um, 240 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 1: we got serious real real quick. It's okay. It won't 241 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: be fatal. I just you know it just it scares 242 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 1: me car bills, but well, you know what the solution 243 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: is going to beat, don't you. You gotta go buy 244 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: a real four right, you gotta you gotta go get 245 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: a real four wheel drive. Vehicle. You really want a 246 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: four wheel drive? Well, I really want them to pave 247 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 1: the road to the dump. But well, but then that's 248 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: going to happen. Where would the fund be? Think of 249 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 1: all the fun your little girl had driving that Volvo 250 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:22,839 Speaker 1: through that mud pile. Right, You're inner child came out. 251 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:24,679 Speaker 1: You just don't want to admit it. You said I 252 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: can go through that. I bet, but I listen. I bet. 253 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what, Kelly, I bet you're one of 254 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 1: those people when it rains real hard out. You're one 255 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: of those people that when you approach that big puddle, 256 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: you stop when you go. I wonder if I can 257 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: get across this. You're one of those people, aren't you. Yeah? 258 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: And how many times? How many times do you go 259 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: try and go across all of them? Every time? Oh? Yeah, 260 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: yeah definitely. But here's the thing. I have another issue. 261 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: I'll tell I'll have the guy put it on the list. 262 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: He's gonna I have an appointment. Oh am, I gonna 263 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: do more damage if I keep driving it. I would 264 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,439 Speaker 1: probably try and avoid it because I'm in my mind, 265 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: I'm thinking there's debris or something wedged in where it's 266 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: not supposed to and I looked. I did look, but 267 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: I couldn't see. Yeah, you won't say it. It's it's 268 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: kind of packed up in well okay, yeah, it's yeah, Okay, 269 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: it's the bottom blast was a good idea. You just 270 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: didn't use enough pressure. That was the that was the 271 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: you know, and you might have been pushing it in further. 272 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 1: So it's just just you know, don't drive it if 273 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: you can't, if you don't have to. Um, what's your 274 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: second Yeah, go ahead and ready, I'm sitting down. Okay, 275 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: this is the thing I really would love to talk 276 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: about this. It's the headlights on the pickup trucks and 277 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: the stuvs that are I saw a pickup truck with 278 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: two headlights and then on the grill they had three 279 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 1: horizontal lights. It was it was so distracting and too bright, 280 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 1: and I believe that's illegal and I I've looked into 281 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: it and their lumens now and we used to have 282 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: regulations on regular headlights at the you know, and you 283 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: went to get your inspection sticker. If they're too bright, 284 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: you can't try that, And now they're there. I think 285 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: they're illegally bright. Um. Along with a lot of signs 286 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: on the side of the road in the state now, 287 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: which we never had that. But um, anyway, so that's 288 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: my complaint that I'm very passionate about that. Um it 289 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: almost seems like an aggressive car move now, like you 290 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: almost see and I'll drive you off the road now, Kelly, 291 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: And I'll tell you something. Between you and me, I 292 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: have explorer, you know, factory, you know, went into the 293 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: Ford dealer. Here's my money, give me the car, explorer, 294 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: love the vehicle, blah blah blah. And I'll drive along 295 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 1: with the low beams on and people are flashing their 296 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: lights at me, like I've got high beams on and don't. 297 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: I didn't. I didn't create that. I just bought it. 298 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: If I put the high beams on, it's like being it. 299 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: I'm sorry for that for this reference because you're from 300 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: New England, but it's like being a you know, Yankee stadium. 301 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: It's like bang, you know, and you're just like a 302 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: deer in the headlight and I and I cringe. I don't. 303 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: I don't have an answer. I agree with you. I 304 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 1: think something needs to be done to regulate headlights in 305 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: terms of you know, how many you can put on. 306 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: You know, I get it that if you're off roading 307 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: and you're going four wheeling and you want to you know, 308 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: if your joy is to drive out in the middle 309 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: of nowhere and pitch black darkness and make it look 310 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: like it's Sunday afternoon in Times Square. Hey, great, that's 311 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: your thing. This is America. We all get our freedom 312 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: of choice, but not when I'm coming down the road 313 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: at you and I get blinded, and especially when you're 314 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 1: in a regular car. And then these are like to 315 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: pick up all the other SUVs. There's so much higher 316 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: and they come up behind me and I cannot see. 317 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 1: And then what I do is I adjust my side 318 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: mirrors so that I'm not being blinded, and then I 319 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,640 Speaker 1: forget that I've adjusted them, so I don't even notice 320 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:12,880 Speaker 1: that there's someone behind you because my mirrors are now, 321 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,399 Speaker 1: you know, launched off to you know, do you know 322 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: what I'm saying? No, listen, I the only the only 323 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: positive thing I can I can put out there in 324 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:23,120 Speaker 1: your favor and my favor and everyone else who finds 325 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 1: us this comforting. Is at least when electric vehicles become 326 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 1: more mainstream, they probably won't have enough power to run 327 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: and turn on that many headlights, So you know, we'll 328 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: be lucky if you don't even get me going on 329 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: the electric vehicles. And I'm kind of with you on that, 330 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: you know anyway, I'm for it, but like in moderation, 331 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 1: and it's got to be well thought out. So Kelly, 332 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: you think about some electric car comments. You call me 333 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: back next week. I'd love to get your input and 334 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: let me know how your how you're grinding goes and 335 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,640 Speaker 1: um um, I hope your bottom survives. I'm running any 336 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: of the Car Doctor. I will be back right after this. 337 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:31,439 Speaker 1: Don't go away? Ye Want'm back any of the Car 338 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:35,680 Speaker 1: Doctor by five zero zero zero. Let's get over to Richard, Delaware. 339 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,199 Speaker 1: Oh seven Toyota Avalon. Rich Welcome to the Car Doctor, sir. 340 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 1: How can I help? Hey Ron, long time listener, first 341 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:44,360 Speaker 1: time caller. Thank you, sir, thanks for taking the time. 342 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: What's going on it? I got a No. Seven Toyota Avalon, 343 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 1: which I absolutely loved, but it had a little accident 344 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: a year ago with a tree that had fallen in 345 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: the road right in front of me and so forth, 346 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:01,200 Speaker 1: and so I had it repaired and I got it back. 347 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:05,920 Speaker 1: And this car has the cruise control connected to this 348 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: collision avoidance system. You know it's got leads, it's got 349 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:14,720 Speaker 1: laser guided uh collision avoidance blah blah blah blah blah. 350 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: The predecessor to a D A Yes, go ahead. So 351 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: it stopped working at some point long after the accident, 352 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:25,400 Speaker 1: before I could take it back to the auto body shop, 353 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: And so I took it to a two other dealership 354 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: and they charged me like a gazillion dollars and told 355 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 1: me it would cost to replace the unit. And I said, 356 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,200 Speaker 1: I can't put that much more money into the car, 357 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,159 Speaker 1: it's not worth it. But how do I disconnect? So 358 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:44,440 Speaker 1: the guy said, you could disconnect that laser, but uh, 359 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: and still use your cruise control. And he told me 360 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: this procedure about pulling the thing and doing this and 361 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 1: doing that, and I did. Then all of a sudden, 362 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 1: maybe a couple of weeks later, everything came back to life, 363 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: like like prayers were answered. So now everything's working just 364 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: like it was new, And and it happened again, and 365 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: I forgot how to disconnect that thing so I could 366 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:06,920 Speaker 1: at least use the cruise control. Well, I don't, I 367 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 1: don't understand you're saying it was disconnected. And then everything 368 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 1: came back to life working well you're disconnected with the 369 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:17,959 Speaker 1: with the little lever. You don't disconnected physically. You just 370 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: do something with the little lever that controls your cruise control, 371 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:24,439 Speaker 1: like you, instead of just pushing it in and pulling 372 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 1: it down, you you push it and you push it 373 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:29,399 Speaker 1: and you do this. And I forget what the procedure was, 374 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:31,920 Speaker 1: and I can't find it on the internet anywhere. It's 375 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: like toyot that doesn't want you to know this because 376 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 1: they want you to send it to the dealership and 377 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 1: charge it. So you're saying, you're saying, you're saying, and 378 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 1: I'm not familiar with this procedure, gonna be I'm gonna 379 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 1: be honest with you, Rich, So you're saying that, you're saying, 380 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 1: you used your cruise lever to override the laser control. Correct, 381 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: that's exactly right, and that gave you cruise function. That 382 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: gave a cruise function. Then all of a sudden, a 383 00:20:58,000 --> 00:20:59,679 Speaker 1: few weeks later, I don't know if I hit a 384 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: bump or whatever, but it all came back to life, 385 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: and I was using it for months and months just 386 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:07,959 Speaker 1: like normal, and then recently it went out again. So 387 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 1: I'm back to where I was. There's there's nothing. There's 388 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 1: nothing in the owner's manual about bypassing the cruise. Oh yeah. 389 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:22,120 Speaker 1: Sometimes sometimes there's a there's a default, you know, they'll 390 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: talk about setting things back to a default or um, 391 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: took it back to a bias. But I'll tell you what. 392 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 1: I'm glad to do some research for you because I'll 393 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 1: get an education. Send me the vin send me the 394 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 1: seventeen digit vent of this vehicle, and just say, hey, Ron, 395 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: it's rich in Delaware. UM. And I'll see if I 396 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: can dig something up for you, and I'll reply by 397 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: email and i'll talk about it here on air in 398 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:45,199 Speaker 1: the next couple of weeks. Alright, sir, okay, And I've 399 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 1: got a second question. The deal is exactly what you 400 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:50,719 Speaker 1: were talking about with the headlights. Right. So, as a 401 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: result of this accident, I'm driving down the road and 402 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, my head, my high beams and 403 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 1: everything are pointing like right in front of the car. 404 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: So I take it back and they say wait justin 405 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 1: I'm okay. Well after that they were too high and 406 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: everybody's slashing me because they think I've got my high 407 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: beams on when I got my low beams on. Now, 408 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 1: how complicated is it to adjust these things so that 409 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:13,919 Speaker 1: I mean you have to rip the whole front of 410 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: the car apart to adjust the headlight angle. Uh. It's 411 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 1: nothing you're gonna be able to do without special equipment, 412 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:21,680 Speaker 1: to my knowledge. And the other problem is going to 413 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 1: be it depends if it involves the laser guided portion. 414 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: Be well now not No. Seven. I'm thinking, hey, does 415 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 1: um you know, just take it to the body shop 416 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: of the dealership and have them aim the headlights. I'm 417 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 1: not gonna take it to the body gup because they 418 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:38,199 Speaker 1: lasted up the first time. I guess I'll I'll just 419 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:41,360 Speaker 1: take it to a dealership and uh and have them adjustment. 420 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 1: Take special It does take special equipment. How long ago did? 421 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 1: How long ago did? Unless you lift The only other 422 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: thing you could do is if you if you pop 423 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 1: the hood. And to be honest with the rich, it's 424 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 1: it's been so long since anybody's ever asked me a 425 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:58,400 Speaker 1: headlight aiming question. My my, you know, marching orders. When 426 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,160 Speaker 1: I do that is I'll pop the hood. I'll I'll 427 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 1: look around, I'll take off some of the top valance 428 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:05,119 Speaker 1: covers around the radiator in the headlight area. If I 429 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: see no screws no self leveling bubbles or anything like that. 430 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 1: And I don't think you're going to find that on 431 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: that vehicle. Then I'm going to it's it's it's going 432 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: to be a special procedure. But why not take it 433 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:16,199 Speaker 1: back to the body shop and say, hey, listen, the 434 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: headlights are too high. You guys did it wrong? Give 435 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: me a shot. Everybody deserves a second chance. Brother, You 436 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 1: know did they went? They went from low to high? 437 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: And that's twice, so no more fair number two about 438 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 1: the ron at send me an email Ron at card 439 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: Doctor show dot com at card doctor dot com. Thank 440 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 1: you're welcome, Richard. We'll figure it out. You take good care. 441 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 1: Bye bye. Let's go over to Cliff in Long Island. Cliff, 442 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to the car doctor, sir. How can I help hi? Ron? 443 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: How are you good? Sir? What's going on? I have 444 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: got a two thousand seventeen Toyota rap four right, it's 445 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: got miles and I purchased it. Oh well I didn't, 446 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: I at least it and it's coming up where I'm 447 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 1: going to be purchasing it out right. And my question 448 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 1: is about an extended lease, an extended warranty. I'm sorry, Okay, 449 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:11,479 Speaker 1: it's it's it's about two thousand dollars and I'm just 450 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: mulling it around. I mean, the car runs great, and 451 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,120 Speaker 1: I've had a number of Toyota. Isn't really no real problems. 452 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 1: I'm just curious some more of a insurance kind of guy. 453 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:24,400 Speaker 1: But i'd see two thousands a little steep to purchases. Yes, 454 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: so for two grand, what's it covering? And let's and 455 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: first let's let's qualify it like this, what's the base warranty? 456 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: When does engine and transmission? When does powertrain warranty run out? 457 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 1: Five years? Sixty thousand miles? I believe it's five years, 458 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: and I'm not sure if it's fifty sixty Okay, So 459 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:45,399 Speaker 1: so extended is going to cover what power train? Or 460 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 1: is it bumper to bumper for the next you know, 461 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: sevent eight years, hundred thousand miles. I mean from from 462 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 1: what I saw in the literature, I believe it's like 463 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:57,399 Speaker 1: you know, bumping a bumping and conditioning this and that, 464 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: you know, obviously not these small items, the big items. Well, yeah, 465 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: and define to find a small item, I don't know. 466 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:05,640 Speaker 1: I don't know what's a small item anymore. And air 467 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: fuel ratio centers three Yeah, exactly, Yeah, you know, door 468 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,640 Speaker 1: handles and stuff like that. I don't think it will cover, 469 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: you know, so, and it's up to low. It's up 470 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:21,680 Speaker 1: to what mile at a hundred thousand? Uh No, actually 471 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 1: I think it's I think it'll go up to seven. 472 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 1: It's three years. I think there's one for three years, 473 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: and there's once for five years. And I think it 474 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 1: only goes up to about seventy year eighty thousand miles. 475 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: How many Toyotas if you own about five, um, what 476 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,159 Speaker 1: do you think the odds are the engine of the 477 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:42,920 Speaker 1: transmission failing somewhere between now and eighty thousand miles? I 478 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 1: think it's pretty low. And that's and that's the argument. 479 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: You know, it's amazing how and they're not stupid, they 480 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 1: know what they're doing. They're selling you you know, they're 481 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:57,879 Speaker 1: covering the bases on that zero to eighty thousand or 482 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 1: zero to a hundred thousand of an general transmission failure 483 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: that probably isn't going to happen there there. You know, 484 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:08,679 Speaker 1: the odds are small. Uh. You know, Toyota had some 485 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:12,400 Speaker 1: issues a few years back with oil consumption and sticky 486 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: rings and you know, like a lot of the car 487 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 1: companies did or still do, and they extended the warranty 488 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 1: and they made good on it, and they you know, 489 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 1: they extended the base warranty of the engines and so on. 490 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: Unless by some remote weird chance, cliffs connecting rod on 491 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 1: number two cylinder falls out and goes through the side 492 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 1: of the block. You know, what's what's what's gonna go 493 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:38,440 Speaker 1: wrong with it? You know? Now, Now, if the conversation 494 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 1: is about, if the conversation is about, you know, maybe 495 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 1: an electronic module failure, different conversation. But think of it 496 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 1: like this. If it's zero to eighty thousand, and you've 497 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:54,440 Speaker 1: already got twenty five on it, and at sixty two 498 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:59,359 Speaker 1: thousand miles, the trans control module fails for whatever reason, 499 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 1: and it's to replace. So now you pay for it 500 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 1: out of pocket at sixty um, you still haven't hit 501 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 1: the you know, the two thousand dollar price of the 502 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: policy exactly. It's it's I mean, that's why I was 503 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:21,359 Speaker 1: thinking about it. I'm thinking about trying away from it. 504 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: I'm just so so do this. Do this from this 505 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 1: month forward? All right, the car is now three years old, 506 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: it's got twenty five miles on it. From this month forward, 507 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:38,680 Speaker 1: I want you to, you know, budget a hundred and 508 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:42,880 Speaker 1: thirty dollars a month maintenance, all right, for the next 509 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:47,160 Speaker 1: four years, all right, and you know, just just just 510 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 1: set it aside in the checkbook every month, and when 511 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:52,920 Speaker 1: the repairs come up, you've got a little slush fund 512 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:56,679 Speaker 1: to draw from. If the repairs don't come up, you 513 00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: know what, in four years, you're gonna saved money for 514 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: a little vacation. Either way, either way, you're ahead. That's it. 515 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 1: That that that that's my line of thinking. I was 516 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 1: just you know, unless it covers, because where's where's the 517 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: car most likely to have the problem? That first, that 518 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:16,159 Speaker 1: first hundred thousand miles is generally trouble free on most cars, 519 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 1: all right. And then after that, you know, in that 520 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 1: hundred to a hundred and fifty range, that's where you're 521 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 1: married for twelve years and you find out maybe this 522 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 1: wasn't the best thing in the world to do, all right, 523 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:30,160 Speaker 1: that's that incompatible that I call that the incompatibility range. Um, 524 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's it just seems like they're covering 525 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 1: the safe. Bet they're covering the you know. And then 526 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 1: let me say it like this. Let's say it's seventy 527 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 1: eight thousand miles. The engine explodes and it's it's covered 528 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 1: under warranty and they put an engine in the car. 529 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 1: You're really going to be happy with that car in 530 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: the back of your mind? Or isn't it gonna be 531 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 1: sitting there going what a piece of junk? This thing is? 532 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: I gotta get rid of it? Yeah? Right, exactly? You 533 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 1: know so? Yeah, I don't think so. I don't think so, 534 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 1: my man. All right, can I ask another quick question? 535 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: You can, but let me pull over and do this 536 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: and when we come back. All right, Cliff, stay put, 537 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: I'm run. Any of the car doctor will return right 538 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 1: after this. Welcome back. Aren't any of the car doctor, Cliff, 539 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: Long Island? You're still there, sir? Yes, run a quick 540 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 1: question again? On my on my Raft four it's garaged 541 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 1: and I I don't drive it every day of two cars. Now, 542 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 1: I changed a mile usually every five thousand miles. Now 543 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 1: right now I have four thousand miles and it's seven months. 544 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: Is there is there a like a Tony frame that 545 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: I should be changing my Royal even though it's not 546 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:39,120 Speaker 1: typically up to five thousand miles. Yeah, I kind of 547 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: I'm a time frame and mileage guy, I like to 548 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 1: do five thousand miles and six months. I'm a little hardcore, 549 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 1: but you know seven or eight is not going to 550 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: kill you. I don't know that i'd go much longer. 551 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 1: I think as I'm getting into the change of season, 552 00:29:51,640 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 1: you know, because now we're we're we're springing into spring. 553 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 1: Ha ha um uh. You know, I think by the 554 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 1: end of um by the end of April, I definitely 555 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 1: would want to do an oil change to it. At 556 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: the very least let somebody look it over and the 557 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 1: other need. The other need that gets addressed during an 558 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 1: oil change. Now with TPMs system so so critical is 559 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:14,320 Speaker 1: tire pressure gets set, so you know that's all part 560 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: of it too, unless you're doing it yourself. So at 561 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:18,440 Speaker 1: least somebody takes a look at that. So you know, 562 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 1: you want to do you want to do eight months, 563 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 1: five thousand miles. But I've got to tell you I 564 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 1: would I would be curious to see what the color 565 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 1: of the condition of the oil is. And you know, 566 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:32,440 Speaker 1: I always think, and I still believe this cliff, that 567 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 1: oil is the cheapest thing we can put in a car, 568 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 1: you know. And uh, you know, I'm still driving the 569 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:39,720 Speaker 1: little shop truck, and I think I've been driving the Ranger. 570 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:43,760 Speaker 1: Let me think for a second. Seven, I've been driving 571 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: the ninety seven Ranger almost as long as I've been 572 00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: on radio, and that's coming up on twenty eight years, 573 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:52,160 Speaker 1: two D seventeen thousand miles. And we just keep changing 574 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: the oil, and we don't we just we just look 575 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: at time or mileage and we just keep changing the oil. Um, 576 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 1: you know. I mean it's when I and I drove 577 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 1: it more religiously. That's you know, That's what it is. 578 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 1: But that's what I'm gonna have to do. Well, let 579 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 1: me ask you this question. Let me, let me, let me, 580 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:08,520 Speaker 1: let me get into your head a little bit. Why 581 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 1: why are you are you afraid to change it earlier? 582 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: You're just thinking about the dollars involved. No, it's nothing 583 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 1: with that. It's just you know, the time frames coming up, 584 00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 1: and and like I'm getting these things from Toyota. It's 585 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 1: passed two on maintenance and maintenance. But I don't have 586 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 1: like four thousand miles on the oil, so I haven't 587 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:31,200 Speaker 1: been driving you that time. Time. Time does affect all 588 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 1: liquids um break fluid engine oil, you know, trans fluid 589 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 1: um you know they are affected by condensation and moisture. 590 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 1: And it's also where is it parked. If it's parked 591 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 1: in a warm, heated garage, it's gonna be different than 592 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 1: the vehicle that sits outside. You know. I always say 593 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:50,640 Speaker 1: cars are like kids, all right. When I was eighteen 594 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 1: years old, I could work all day, go out and 595 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 1: how at the moon all night, and go right back 596 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:55,920 Speaker 1: to work the next day and never feel the pain. 597 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 1: You know what. Thirty or forty years later, it's a 598 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 1: little different. Um, I need a nap in a cup 599 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: of cocoa by seven o'clock at night before I go 600 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 1: to bed. So um, you know, taking care of it young, 601 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,800 Speaker 1: We'll take care of it when it's old. Fair understood, 602 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:12,800 Speaker 1: And thanks so much for you help. You're very welcome, Cliff. 603 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 1: You take good care. Nine zero Running in the car, doctor, 604 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:23,680 Speaker 1: coming back right after this? Welcome back, Running into the 605 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 1: car doctor, Edin, Florida sixteen Buick. How can I help you? Ed? 606 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:31,239 Speaker 1: We got three minutes. Yeah. I have a twenty uh 607 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 1: sixteen Buick Cassada and it rides like a truck. And 608 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: I would like to know what I could do with it. 609 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: Could I change the shocks or something to make a 610 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 1: ride better. Um, the question you want to ask yourself, 611 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 1: are you ready? Yeah? Is what color blue? There? You go? Well? 612 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 1: Is that the color of the current vehicle or the 613 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:56,880 Speaker 1: next one? Because you can't really make those things right 614 00:32:56,920 --> 00:33:00,360 Speaker 1: any better. They ride terrible, they really do. They just 615 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 1: they just ride like goof. Um yeah, it's it's you know, 616 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:09,960 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously you can go through the basic diagnostics. 617 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:15,840 Speaker 1: You know, is there a shock, frozen, seized, leaking, damaged, bent, twisted, 618 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:19,400 Speaker 1: you know, standard suspension diagnostics and and and look through. 619 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 1: But there's not much I've I've had this as a 620 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 1: complaint in the shop. We've been down the middle. I've 621 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 1: talked to some of the dealer people. I've talked to 622 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 1: dealer text, I've talked to the GM hotline. They seem 623 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:32,600 Speaker 1: to have an issue with those that they just don't 624 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:35,080 Speaker 1: ride well. They well, no, I shouldn't say that they 625 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 1: don't ride well. You ready? You want to know what 626 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 1: the definition of that is? They're sporty. See you're not. 627 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:44,160 Speaker 1: You're not You're not sporty yet, all right, because you 628 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 1: don't want to you don't want to wear a kidney 629 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 1: belt when you go out for a ride in your 630 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:50,520 Speaker 1: Builick to go get your morning cup of coffee and paper. Um. Yeah, 631 00:33:50,600 --> 00:33:54,200 Speaker 1: they tend to do that. And obviously you know the basics. 632 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,240 Speaker 1: I should, I should, you know, just mention you know, 633 00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:59,000 Speaker 1: tire pressure. I've seen goofy things. I've seen people with 634 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 1: eighty pounds of air entires because they don't put air 635 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 1: entires correctly anymore. But as a rule, those those just 636 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:10,359 Speaker 1: seem to ride hard and and not much is going 637 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:13,399 Speaker 1: to improve upon that. You know, you could go through 638 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:16,399 Speaker 1: the gamut if something in the aftermarket is even made 639 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:18,760 Speaker 1: for it. It's a sixteen, it's only four years old, 640 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 1: you know, if something is made for it to improve 641 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:23,560 Speaker 1: the ride. But I'd want to read it somewhere that 642 00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:25,960 Speaker 1: some and so tried it before you invest the thousand 643 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:32,480 Speaker 1: dollars and you know, let's let's let's right. Yeah, that's 644 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:34,480 Speaker 1: what I mean. It's just that's why I said, where 645 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:36,200 Speaker 1: did I start? Where did I start? This call? What 646 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:38,920 Speaker 1: was the first thing I said to you? What color? Right? 647 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:41,400 Speaker 1: Because it's what what color is the new car are 648 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 1: gonna be? Brother? Um, I'm sorry to report you for that, 649 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:45,759 Speaker 1: but you know what, it's what you need to know, 650 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:48,319 Speaker 1: not what you want to hear. Um. But anyway, thanks 651 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:50,120 Speaker 1: for taking the time, Ed, and let me know what 652 00:34:50,160 --> 00:34:52,000 Speaker 1: you decided to buy next call me before you pick 653 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:54,560 Speaker 1: out something. We'll talk about ride quality and make sure 654 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:56,680 Speaker 1: you take it for a good long road test. And 655 00:34:56,880 --> 00:34:58,680 Speaker 1: as always, the car doctor will be there for you 656 00:34:58,719 --> 00:35:00,680 Speaker 1: to help you. And I had to be here with 657 00:35:00,719 --> 00:35:02,560 Speaker 1: all of you. I'm running any of the car doctor 658 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:04,200 Speaker 1: looking up. Wow, that was a quick first hour. Where 659 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:05,960 Speaker 1: did it go? More our car doctor and to come 660 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 1: if you're lucky enough to get it until the next time. 661 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:11,319 Speaker 1: Good mechanics aren't expensive, they're priceless. See it.